Cocoa Pods

Dr Knight Part 4: Timestamps (01:05) Insurance coverage (02:30) Why isn’t maternal mortality improving? (08:00) Treating all patients equally (09:05) Barriers around obesity (10:20) Nutrition education Dr. Michael G Knight joins Dr. Bola Sogade for the final episode of this four-part series. In this episode, these two doctors discuss topics that all correlate to health equity. There has recently been an emphasis on quality improvement related to insurance coverage. Despite this improvement, why hasn’t this translated to better maternal mortality and morbidity outcomes? The two doctors discuss the root causes of this issue. It is not only related to access, insurance, and socioeconomics. There are other issues surrounding education and treating every patient equally. Dr. Sogade emphasizes the need to listen to every cry. More barriers around obesity are discussed in this episode. Many individuals due not have access to a nutritionist. What can we do about this? All healthcare professionals need to have education about nutrition. Dr. Knight explains school age children should also be educated in this area. Some do not have the knowledge in this area. Others, simply have no hope. While many don’t have the accessibility and expenses to choose healthy foods. Dr. Knight points out that many people live in food swamps - Where you aren’t in situations where making healthy food choices are easier. Food swamps are much more correlated to rates of obesity as there are larger amounts of unhealthy foods easily accessible. These issues all fall back to education. Thank you Dr. Kight for joining Cocoa Pods and providing education on health equity and many more important topics in health. #obesity #healthequity #foodswamps #fooddeserts #health #nutrition #maternalmortality #healthyliving